Grandma Linda shows Lydia a book.

Getting a Halloween treat from her godparents

Playing with the glass door, "I see you."

Grandma gets Lydia to eat broccoli.

Our goofy pumpkin.

This is how we Dribble

Daddy gave Lydia a dibbling lesson on one of those gorgeous Indian Summer days two weeks ago.

And Mommy taught Lydia the joy of playing with leaves.

"Aa-pull"

Lydia had the best apples ever at Nieman Markets.

She couldn't stop eating them: McIntosh, Empires, Golden Delicious, you name it!

Look, a plane!

...and back to eating an apple...ooh, this one's a little tart.

We love the "aa-pull" orchard!

Potty

Lydia's using the potty,

and a little too much toilet paper!

My Baby & Me

Almost every morning, we go outside to give Baby a walk in the stroller. Lydia makes sure she is seated properly, and then away we go. It freaks me out a little bit that Lydia has her baby, because she talks about her baby, and I think, "no, you're the baby!"

We went to the swing, and Lydia didn't want to swing herself at all! She just wanted to push Baby!

Lydia will take Baby everywhere, including the highchair, where sometimes she'll try to feed her. Baby gets her clothes washed too.

Good Morning!

Wake up, sleepyheads! Time to take your head off your pillow!

Have a good day! ~Lydia

Goats, Golf, & Pumpkins

One of the main attractions at Tanner's Orchard, besides the apples, is the goats. The cute goats have their own bridge that takes them up and over the walkway and down to the other side.

Lydia was startled at first to be so close to one goat.

But then you can see she smiled and even reached out to it. It was a really cold day on Thursday.

Eventually Lydia warmed up to the idea of getting out of the stroller and exploring the playground that had a mini golf course.
The weatherman said we'd get a "significant warm up" on Saturday, and we did. It was a very nice day to use our grill outside and go to the Morton Pumpkin Festival. Did you know that 80% of all canned pumpkin comes from Libby's in Morton, IL? Pumpkin ice cream was a hit. Yes, Lydia still likes to eat with her hands sometimes, in addition to a spoon, or "spoo," as Lydia seems to only be able to say the first sound of a word. The pumpkin chili was sold out; we will have to go earlier next year to find out what that tastes like.